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 Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 9:52 pm
Nibal watched sadly as his friend was scooped up and taken over to where his father had collected the large needle again. The boy winced in sympathy; that looked like it was going to hurt.
Peri had been readying the anti-toxin when Edge voiced his question. "Uh, well... I'm not sure, but not this long, I don't believe. I was feeling numb within a few minutes of touching Nibal's skin..." Peri frowned, eyeing the boy. "Can you feel your... fingers?" The man had been about to say 'toes', but had quickly modified that question.
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Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 10:34 pm
Reese's eyes were wide and he was smiling "classic" again as he stuck out both arms, wiggling his fingers so fast the webbing between them made flapping sounds in the created wind.
"Yah! I feel fine!"
"No fever, and he doesn't have the chills," Edge observed. "Is it possible to be immune to the toxins?
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Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 10:43 pm
Peri frowned in confusion. "Not that I know of. There's one girl from D-corp that is resistant, but she's resistant to all poisons and toxins to an extent." The man lowered his arm a bit, eyeing Reese for a long moment. "I guess there's no pointing in sticking him just yet... We'll just have to keep a close eye on him in case he does start getting sick..."
Nibal was peeking at the group between his fingers, ready to cover his eyes the moment his dad start to p***k the poor kid with that huge sharp needle.
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Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 11:04 pm
"Yay!" Reese cheered, triumphant fists sticking out into the air. Someone was listening to him! Finally! And he didn't have to get stuck by the big ol' nasty sharpie needle! Wee! He turned to look over Edge's shoulder at Nibal, laughing when he saw his new friend peering so carefully from between blue fingers.
"I'th ok, Nibal! I'm ok!"
Edge sighed softly, letting go of the breath he hadn't known he'd been holding. He'd keep Reese on a hip, and would stick by Peri. No need to be out of antidote's reach should the symptoms set on suddenly.
Oh...yeah...and...
"I overreacted when I saw you with the needle, and please forgive me if I injured your wrist at all." Edge apologized as sincerely as he could...though there was still a concern for Reese that made him sound much more distant than he'd wanted.
"I'm Edge, and this is Reese." Upon saying the name, Edge bounced the child lightly, making the boy laugh as he waved his hello.
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Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 11:11 pm
Nibal lowered his hands, blinking in a confused manner. "You're not sick?" The boy pulled himself out of the pool to walk over to where the trio was standing. He looked at Reese for a moment, then at his father in a questioning manner. To which, Peri just shrugged.
The man looked over at Edge. "Oh, ah, it's okay. I guess I should've explained what was going on, but I was worried about him getting sick. I'd probably have done the same if I'd been in your position." He put the cap back onto the needle, but kept it in hand in case it was needed later.
"I'm Perilas and that's Nibal." The boy waved at Edge at the mention of his name.
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Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 10:41 pm
"Nice to meet you...and you too, Nibal,"Edge offered as friendly a nod as nods could get in Nibal's direction, feeling Reese wiggle gleefully at his hip at his friend's approach.
"Wanna thee my wheelchair now?" Reese said to Nibal in his usual bubbly tone, his tail wiggling and curling happily. All the world was happy again, and he didn't have to get stuck with a needle! Yay!
"Come on, Poppa...lemme thow him!" And the seahorse child tugged at the collar of his father's shirt, pointing in the direction of the chair.
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Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 11:05 pm
Nibal smiled and nodded. "Yes, let's see it!" He looked over at his father. "P'las, you gonna come see it too?" The man shrugged, giving a 'I-might-as-well-I-suppose' look to the boy, which caused Nibal to grin even more. "Lead on!" Nibal told Edge, though the statement was more directed towards Reese, but seeing how Edge was currently Reese's mode of transportation...
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Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 8:35 pm
Edge chuckled somewhat, carrying Reese over to the wheelchair and placing him down onto the cushion. He pulled up one of the other plastic deck chairs, watching his son with a small smirk.
"I can move all over," Reese said very matter-of-fact way, running his hands over the guards of the wheels. "Jutht not verra throng yet. And I'll get to go firtht in almotht every line! And I can ride ellalatorth inthtead of taking thtairth.
"It'th a lot cooler than legth," the little seahorse boy added rather slyly. "You wanna try, Nibal?"
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Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 10:39 pm
"Wow..." All of that cool stuff made the wheelchair almost better than legs. He said almost better because there were still a lot of things that you couldn't do, even with a wheelchair. Like ride a bike.
Then Reese offered to let him try. "Sure!" Why pass up the chance?
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Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 11:03 pm
Reese beamed...pausing, and looking at his Poppa. "It'sh ok that he rideth, right Poppa?"
"Heh, yes...just ask before you offer next time, Reese," Edge chuckled at him. "Why don't you teach him while you're there?"
"Oh yeah!" And Reese's attention returned to Nibal. "Like thith..." And then Reese proceeded to demonstrate the art of moving a wheelchair. He rolled the chair forward and backward by moving the wheels together, and then turned it left and right by moving them independently. "Poppa thayth I'm not thtrong enuff to do more yet..."
"That's right," Edge said as he reached out and lifted Reese out of the chair so that Nibal could sit down. "We're gonna save wheelies for when you're older."
While watching the boys, Edge would lean over to talk to Peri. "It doesn't look like he's affected at all by the toxins."
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Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 11:09 pm
Nibal watched how the little boy worked the wheels to make the chair move around. He was pretty sure he had a grasp on it when Reese was picked up so he could try. He sat down, placing his hands on the wheels like Reese had. Experimentally, he tried rolling himself forward and then backward. "Neat!" He grinned, moving the chair about some more. Definately better than a stroller!
Peri nodded, eyeing the youngster. "So it seems... It's odd though." Maybe he should look up some more information about the type of frog that Nibal was. Perhaps it did only affect certain people. Or maybe Nibal was no longer poisonous. Okay, so that wasn't very likely, but he had to think of some reason for why Reese wasn't getting sick.
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Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 12:09 am
Reese was all too happy that he got to share something so special to him with a new friend. And what an awesome friend that Nibal was! He was blue and shiny and he hadn't been able to walk either...and they both liked to swim!
"I know," Reese said towards Nibal with a cute curl of his tail, smiling up at Edge. It had been the best first outing ever...the memory of the nasty needle incident just a distant shadow.
"Hate to end this for you, Buddy...but it's time to head home," Edge explained to Reese, standing up with the little boy on his hip. Reese opened his mouth as if to protest, but Edge merely gave a firm look and that was the end of it. "Sorry, Nibal, but Reese is going to need his wheelchair back."
Of course, there was still the matter of the poisons..."I'm assuming if he's ok now, there won't be any problems later...but, mind if I hold onto one of those antitoxins just in case?"
Better safe than sorry, right?
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Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 8:53 am
Nibal frowned that his friend was leaving so soon, but hopped on out of the boy's chair. He padded over to where Peri was standing up. Too bad the kid had to leave now... they were just starting to have lots of fun. And there was the possibility that his skin didn't make this kid sick, just like that snake girl he'd met. But Reese was a lot nicer than her.
"Sure," the man replied, handing the one he still had in hand to Edge. He had plenty at home, anyways. He made sure that D-corp gave him plenty of them. "It was nice meeting you both." He smiled at the pair.
"Bye, Reese." Nibal waved at the boy.
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Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 9:48 am
Edge sat Reese down in the wheelchair, collecting their various things. "It was nice meeting you, too," he said while packing. "We'll have to let the boys play together again sometime." Digging through his wallet, he pulled out a what looked like a business card. He frowned some, and then tore off a thing small strip from the top before handing it over to Peri. "Take care."
"Bye Nibal!" Reese called as Edge wheeled him away, twisting himself around in the chair to wave until the father and son where out of sight.
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